Scope 1 Emissions
2022 Communication on Progress
TPS Promotions & Incentives
Published date
June 30, 2022
No. of questions
62
Supplemental files
Ethical Trading Initiative ETI Base Codes 210721.docx2021 TPS Employee Handbook.pdfTPS Environmental & Sustainability Management System Policies & Programs.docx2021 TPS Employee Handbook.pdfTPS Code of Conduct 210721.docxCEO Statement
Governance
Policies and Responsibilities
1. Does the Board / highest governance body or most senior executive of the company:
2. Does the company have a publicly stated commitment regarding the following sustainability topics?
3. Does the company have in place a code of conduct regarding each of the following sustainability topics?
4. Has the company appointed an individual or group responsible for each of the following sustainability topics?
5. Does the company have a formal structure(s) (such as a cross-functional committee) to address each of the following sustainability topics?
Prevention
6. Does the company have a process or processes to assess risk?
7. Does the company have a due diligence process through which it identifies, prevents, mitigates, and accounts for actual and potential negative impacts on sustainability topics?
Concerns and grievance mechanisms
8. Are there any processes through which members of the company’s workforce can raise concerns about the company’s conduct related to human rights, labour rights, environment, or anti-corruption?
8.1. Please provide additional detail regarding the process(es) the company has through which members of the company’s workforce can raise concerns about the company’s conduct.
9. Does the company provide or enable access to effective remedy to right holders / stakeholders where it has caused or contributed to the adverse impact?
Lessons
10. How does the company capture lessons regarding each of the following sustainability topics?
Executive Pay
11. Is executive pay linked to performance on one or more of the following sustainability topics?
Board Composition
12. Percentage of individuals within the company’s Board / highest governance body by:
13. Do you produce sustainability reporting according to:
Data Assurance
14. Is the information disclosed in this questionnaire assured by a third-party?
Human Rights
Materiality / Saliency
1. Which of the following has the company identified as material human rights issues connected with its operations and/or value chain, whether based on their salience (i.e., the most severe potential negative impacts on people) or another basis?
Optional commentWe believe that human rights ranges beyond the basic rights of employees at workplace. Our company code of ethics (Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) BASE CODES) contains strict policies on the enforcement of the guiding principles of local and international law relating to civil and occupational rights.Response
8. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the human rights principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
TPS has ensured that management team adhere with the code of ethics of the business by actively observing operations in the fields. Strict measures are taken by the Human Resource Dept. against the infringement of the ethical rules. Whistle blowing procedures have been enforced by the company so that all employees can disclose bullying, criminal activities, complicit in human right abuses without intimidation. We were being audited and have acquired several certifications including SMETA, FLA, McDonald's SWA, and EcoVadis.Labour
Commitment
1. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following labour rights principles?
1.1. For each labour rights policy, is it:
Prevention
2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following labour rights issues?
3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with this labour rights issue?
4. Who receives training for the following labour rights issues?
5. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following labour rights issues?
Performance
6. What is the percentage of employees covered under collective bargaining agreements?
Optional commentWe do not have a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between an employer and a union representing the employees. However, we have selected a employee representative to extensive negotiation process between us and the management party regarding topics such as conditions of employment, working environment, health and safety related matters.7. What is the percentage of employees in a trade union or other workers' organization?
8. In the course of the reporting period, what was the percentage of women in:
9. What was the average ratio of the basic salary and remuneration of women to men (comparing jobs of equal value) during the reporting period?
10. In the course of the reporting period, how frequently were workers injured (injuries per hour worked)?
Optional commentWe have recorded ZERO injured / accidents in our workplace during the reporting period.11. In the course of the reporting period, what was the company’s incident rate?
Optional commentWe do not have any incident reported in our workplace during the reporting period.Response and Reporting
12. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy where it has caused or contributed to the adverse impact associated with the following labour rights issues?
Optional commentThe JHSC includes employee participation in the form of a safety committee in which employees are encouraged to report any labour rights issues and suggest improvements which enhance the labour rights and safety of all stakeholders.13. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the labour rights principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
TPS has developed different policies (all listed on the employee handbook) regarding labour and human rights. A Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) Base Codes also posted that: 1. EMPLOYMENT IS FREELY CHOSEN 1.1 There is no forced, bonded, or involuntary prison labor. 1.2 Workers are not required to lodge "deposits" or their identity papers with their employer and are free to leave their employer after reasonable notice. 2. FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND THE RIGHT TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING ARE RESPECTED 2.1 Workers, without distinction, have the right to join or form trade unions of their own choosing and to bargain collectively. 2.2 The employer adopts an open attitude towards the activities of trade unions and their organizational activities. 2.3 Workers representatives are not discriminated against and have access to carry out their representative functions in the workplace. 2.4 Where the right to freedom of association and collective bargaining is restricted under law, the employer facilitates, and does not hinder, the development of parallel means for independent and free association and bargaining. 3. WORKING CONDITIONS ARE SAFE AND HYGIENIC 3.1 A safe and hygienic working environment shall be provided, bearing in mind the prevailing knowledge of the industry and of any specific hazards. Adequate steps shall be taken to prevent accidents and injury to health arising out of, associated with, or occurring in the course of work, by minimizing, so far as is reasonably practicable, the causes of hazards inherent in the working environment. 3.2 Workers shall receive regular and recorded health and safety training, and such training shall be repeated for new or reassigned workers. 3.3 Access to clean toilet facilities and to potable water, and if appropriate, sanitary facilities for food storage shall be provided. 3.4 Accommodation, where provided, shall be clean, safe, and meet the basic needs of the workers. 3.5 The company observing the code shall assign responsibility for health and safety to a senior management representative. 4. CHILD LABOUR SHALL NOT BE USED 4.1 There shall be no new recruitment of child labor. 4.2 Companies shall develop or participate in and contribute to policies and programs which provide for the transition of any child found to be performing child labor to enable her or him to attend and remain in quality education until no longer a child; “child” and “child labor”. 4.3 Children and young persons under 18 shall not be employed at night or in hazardous conditions. 5. LIVING WAGES ARE PAID 5.1 Wages and benefits paid for a standard working week meet, at a minimum, national legal standards or industry benchmark standards, whichever is higher. In any event wages should always be enough to meet basic needs and to provide some discretionary income. 5.2 All workers shall be provided with written and understandable Information about their employment conditions in respect to wages before they enter employment and about the particulars of their wages for the pay period concerned each time that they are paid. 5.3 Deductions from wages as a disciplinary measure shall not be permitted nor shall any deductions from wages not provided for by national law be permitted without the expressed permission of the worker concerned. All disciplinary measures should be recorded. 6. WORKING HOURS ARE NOT EXCESSIVE 6.1 Working hours comply with national laws and benchmark industry standards, whichever affords greater protection. 6.2 In any event, workers shall not on a regular basis be required to work in excess of 48 hours per week and shall be provided with at least one day off for every 7-day period on average. Overtime shall be voluntary, shall not exceed 12 hours per week, shall not be demanded on a regular basis and shall always be compensated at a premium rate. 7. NO DISCRIMINATION IS PRACTISED 7.1 There is no discrimination in hiring, compensation, access to training, promotion, termination, or retirement based on race, caste, national origin, religion, age, disability, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, union membership or political affiliation. 8. REGULAR EMPLOYMENT IS PROVIDED 8.1 To every extent possible work performed must be on the basis of recognized employment relationship established through national law and practice. 8.2 Obligations to employees under labour or social security laws and regulations arising from the regular employment relationship shall not be avoided through the use of labour-only contracting, subcontracting,or home-working arrangements, or through apprenticeship schemes where there is no real intent to impart skills or provide regular employment, nor shall any such obligations be avoided through the excessive use of fixed-term contracts of employment. 9. NO HARSH OR INHUMANE TREATMENT IS ALLOWED 9.1 Physical abuse or discipline, the threat of physical abuse, sexual or other harassment and verbal abuse or other forms of intimidation shall be prohibited.Environment
Commitment
1. Does the company have a formal policy on the following environmental topics?
Optional commentWe have established and internally communicated our policy that specifically address our environment. TPS is aware of its responsibility and concern for quality, the environment and society. As an organization, we are committed to reducing our impact on the environment by offering our customers sustainable solutions. We are able to make the world more sustainable together. At the supplier and distribution level, we try to order more efficiently and to select eco-friendly packaging material that are less harmful to the environment.1.1. For each environmental policy, is it:
Prevention
2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following environmental issues?
Optional commentTPS supports a precautionary approach to environmental challenges, undertakes initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility, encourages the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with these environmental topics?
Optional commentour company has gone through SMETA, McDonald's SWA, FLA, and EcoVadis audits.4. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following environmental topics?
5. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy for any actual impacts associated with the following environmental issue(s)?
Climate Action
6. What were the company’s gross global greenhouse gas emissions for the reporting period?
Scope 2 Emissions
Scope 3 Emissions
7. What percentage of the company's revenue was invested in R&D of low-carbon products/services during this reporting period?
8. Has the organization acted to support climate change adaptation and resilience?
Energy / Resource Use
9. Please report the company's renewable energy consumption as a percentage of total energy consumption in the reporting period.
Technology
10. What percent of the company's revenue came from environmentally friendly products / services during this reporting period?
Sector-specific Questions
11. Which sector(s) does the company operate in? If diversified, choose top 3 by revenue.
Optional commentIncentives and Promotional ItemsSector-specific: Water
12. Please provide details regarding the company's water withdrawal and consumption (own operations) during the reporting period.
Water withdrawal (volume of water in megaliters):
Water consumption (volume of water in megaliters):
13. Please provide details about the company’s water intensity of products in regions with high or extremely high water stress.
Sector-specific: Forest, biodiversity, and land use
14. Please report the number and area (in hectares) of sites owned, leased, or managed by the company in or adjacent to protected areas and/or key biodiversity areas (KBA).
15. What area (in hectares) of natural ecosystems was converted during the reporting period in areas owned, leased, or managed by the company?
16. Is the company supporting or implementing project(s) focused on ecosystem restoration and protection?
Sector-specific: Air pollution
17. Where applicable, please report the company's emissions of the following pollutants during the reporting period.
Sector-specific: Waste
18. Please report the company's total weight of waste generated in metric tonnes during the reporting period.
19. Please report the percentage of the company's waste that was hazardous waste (i.e., hazardous waste ratio) during the reporting period.
20. Please report the company's estimated metric tonnes of single-use plastic consumed wherever material along the value chain during the reporting period.
Overall Environment
21. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the environment principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
TPS is committed to reducing the impact of its operations on the environment. We actively works with our business partners to seek and minimize its impact on the environment and has established some environment policies which is shared with employees and business partners.Anti-corruption
Commitment
1. Does the company have an anti-corruption compliance programme?
Optional commentTPS has established codes of conduct to all our employees to follow. The anti-corruption principles and procedures set out in our company handbook for all employees.2. Does your company have policies and recommendations for employees on how to act in case of doubt and/or in situations that may represent a conflict of interest, e.g. with regard to gifts and hospitality, donations, sponsorship, or interactions with public officials?
Optional comment- TPS Code of Conduct - TPS Employee HandbookPrevention
3. Who receives training on anti-corruption and integrity?
3.1. How often is such training provided?
4. Does the company monitor its anti-corruption compliance programme?
Response and Reporting
5. Please report the company's total number and nature of incidents of corruption during the reporting year.
Optional commentWe do not have any nature of incidents of corruption are reported.6. Within the reporting period, what measures has the company taken to address suspected incidents of corruption independently or in response to a dispute or investigation by a government regulator?
7. Does your company engage in Collective Action against corruption?
8. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the anti-corruption principle, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.
- continuous training on anti-corruption policy to all employees. - suppliers are aware that offer/payments of any kickback, incentive, commission for obtaining the contracts are strictly forbidden. - all payments, financial records are transparent. - relationships with suppliers are conducted by several persons in the organization to reduce the risk of corruption.